Minor rocked in Braves' embarrassing 10-1 loss to Padres
By David O'Brien
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SAN DIEGO ?
If there were any remaining questions as to whether Mike Minor's season
had reached a crisis point, they were answered Friday. Sound the
alarms.
The Braves left-hander gave up five runs and two more
homers in the first three innings of a 10-1 loss to the Padres in a
series opener at Petco Park, in which the Braves were out-hit 20-4 by
the lowest-scoring, worst-hitting team in baseball.
Still, nothing could overshadow the poor performance of Minor (4-7), who
stuck around for five innings and was charged with nine hits, five runs
and two walks with one strikeout. His ERA climbed to 5.42 in 17 starts,
with 127 hits and 18 home runs allowed in 98 innings. The left-hander's
troubling season is becoming more so with almost every start.
Minor has gone 2-3 with a 7.33 ERA in his past 10 starts while allowing 85 hits, 17 walks and 12 homers in 54 innings.
And
while it's easy to speculate that Minor's poor season stems from his
missing most of spring training with shoulder tendinitis that landed him
on the disabled list in April, his struggles actually began late last
season.
After going 21-9 with a 2.79 ERA and 23 home runs allowed
42 starts from June 30, 2012, through Aug. 25, 2013, Minor is 4-11 with a
5.06 ERA and 25 homers allowed in 23 starts since then.
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By David O'Brien
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SAN DIEGO ?
If there were any remaining questions as to whether Mike Minor's season
had reached a crisis point, they were answered Friday. Sound the
alarms.
The Braves left-hander gave up five runs and two more
homers in the first three innings of a 10-1 loss to the Padres in a
series opener at Petco Park, in which the Braves were out-hit 20-4 by
the lowest-scoring, worst-hitting team in baseball.
Still, nothing could overshadow the poor performance of Minor (4-7), who
stuck around for five innings and was charged with nine hits, five runs
and two walks with one strikeout. His ERA climbed to 5.42 in 17 starts,
with 127 hits and 18 home runs allowed in 98 innings. The left-hander's
troubling season is becoming more so with almost every start.
Minor has gone 2-3 with a 7.33 ERA in his past 10 starts while allowing 85 hits, 17 walks and 12 homers in 54 innings.
And
while it's easy to speculate that Minor's poor season stems from his
missing most of spring training with shoulder tendinitis that landed him
on the disabled list in April, his struggles actually began late last
season.
After going 21-9 with a 2.79 ERA and 23 home runs allowed
42 starts from June 30, 2012, through Aug. 25, 2013, Minor is 4-11 with a
5.06 ERA and 25 homers allowed in 23 starts since then.
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